Tag: Chief Minister

Sambalpur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla of Sambalpur district today. Along with this he laid the foundation stones of Academic Block, Hostel and Amphitheatre of the university. Similarly, Patnaik also inaugurated E-learning centre. After that he attended the Golden Jubilee celebration […]

Bhubaneswar: The construction work of Gurupriya Bridge in Malkangiri district will be completed by September informed Rural Development Minister Badri Narayan Patra, on behalf of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in the Odisha Assembly yesterday. In total Rs 4957.47 crores has been allocated for the construction of the bridge. In reply to the progress of Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: Newly-appointed Healthcare adviser of the Odisha government K Srinath Reddy met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today at the State secretariat. The Secretary, Director and other senior officials of the Health department were present at the meeting, the first since the adviser’s appointment. “We discussed in detail the steps required to make the healthcare delivery […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik today suspended the party’s Koraput district president Jayaram Pangi for involvement in anti-party activities. Earlier in the day, supporters of Pangi and senior BJD leader and former minister Rabi Narayan Nanda had a face-off during the zilla parishad chairman election. Even BJD flags were burnt by a […]

Bhubaneswar: In an extremely rare glimpse of Naveen Patnaik running errands, the chief minster dropped by a bookstore in the capital city, leaving other shoppers and bystanders in a frenzy. Not only the shopkeeper, but also everyone around was startled by the sudden appearance of Naveen, who along with his sister Geeta Mehta visited a […]

Bhubaneswar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today. The meeting would be held at Naveen Nivas, the official residence of Patnaik at around 5 pm. Kumar had arrived in the state in the afternoon to pay tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray, who passed […]

Bhubaneswar: As compared to its annual budget of Rs 94,000 crore in 2016-17 fiscal, the annual budget of Odisha in 2017-18 fiscal is pegged at Rs 1.06 crore. The draft annual budget proposal of the Odisha government for the financial year 2017-18 was approved by the Council of Ministers in a meeting here this evening […]

Bhubaneswar: The high-pitched campaigning for the first phase of the three-tier panchayat elections in the state came to an end this evening with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Chhattishgarh counterpart Raman Singh seeking votes for their respective party candidates. While Patnaik campaigned for BJD candidates in his home constituency of Hinjilicut in Ganjam district […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said he was in Odisha to “clear the air” on the ongoing Mahanadi dispute between the two states and which is being “blown out of proportion by the ruling BJD government”. Addressing a gathering at Burda in Bolangir district, the Chief Minister said: ” I am here […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) today recommended Crime Branch probe into the murder of Salman Rout of Tarabha village under Sadar Police limits in Dhenkanal district on February 13 this year. The Commission has recommended the Home department for a Crime Branch probe into the case on the basis of the report of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP today came down heavily on the double standards of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Mahanadi issue. Criticising the chief minister, who in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had urged him to withdraw the formation of Negotiation Committee formed by the Water Resources ministry to resolve the Mahanadi […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: The 68th Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm today amidst tight security with the state government asserting that the battle against corruption has gained steam as the focus is on socio-economic empowerment of all. In view of the boycott call by Maoists in some areas of the state, an alert […]

Bhubaneswar: Retired IAS officer UN Behera was administered oath of office and secrecy as the new chairman of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) by Governor SC Jamir at the Raj Bhawan here today. Agriculture Production Commissioner Gagan Kumar Dhal, Principal Secretary Home Asit Tripathy, Principal Secretary, Energy, Rajesh Verma, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, GVV Sarma, […]

Bhubaneswar: Giving a hint about changes in BJP’s list of star campaigners for third time, the party’s Odisha In-charge Arun Singh today stated Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will be the party’s star campaigner for the ensuing panchayat polls. Talking to newsmen Singh added, “Some other chief ministers of neighbouring states and parliamentarians will be […]

Bhubaneswar: Targeting the BJP-led Central government over discontinuation of KBK funds, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asserted people of the State with legal expertise under the banner of BJD Legal Front will fight in favour of Odisha’s interest on the issue. Patnaik, who was the chief guest at the BJD Legal Front executive meeting […]